Product Design Engineer

MIDWAY PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.; Monroe (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MIDWAY PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. seeks a Product Design Engineer to design and improve products, direct prototype builds, and collaborate with customers and vendors to resolve design issues. The role involves creating prototypes, planning tests, and ensuring manufacturability with engineering support.

Candidate should have strong CAD/FEA skills, excellent communication, and a mechanical mindset, with automotive experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 10 years automotive experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Originate and develop designs for customer-driven products.
• Benchmark products from competitors and OEMs not supplied by Midway.
• Assist in design and development of special testing machines.
• Participate in customer prototype builds for evaluation of parts during assembly.
• Plan and direct construction of prototypes to meet requirements.
• Release drawings to prototype sources on time to meet dates.
• Establish test requirements and direct testing of prototypes to verify reliability.
• Redesign products to resolve problems or production difficulties.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering during design projects to ensure manufacturability.
• Propose solutions through designated channels.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Product Design Manager.

Skills

CAD Design Tools

FEA Applications

Microsoft Office

Mechanical Aptitude

Communication Skills

Job description

• Design, develop and improve new or existing products and directs the building and testing of prototypes. Does not have direct supervisory responsibility, but directs the work of a CAD Designer and assists Manufacturing Engineering as required.
• The Product Design Engineer has external contacts with customer and vendors in the development of designs, to resolve problems and to provide prototypes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Originates and/or develops designs for products relating to defined customer needs or as possible proprietary items. This also may include the adaptation of existing designs to new customer applications.
• Conduct benchmarking of products produced by competitive suppliers and OEM's not supplied by Midway.
• Assist in the design and development of special testing machines.
• Participates in customer prototype builds for evaluation of parts during assembly and resolution of build issues as required.
• Plan and direct the construction of prototypes to meet customer and internal requirements
• Responsible for the timely release of drawings to prototype source/manufacturing as required to meet program required dates.
• Establish test requirements if not previously specified by the customer and develops and directs the testing of new-product prototypes to verify product reliability.
• Responsible for redesign of product to resolve product problems or production difficulties.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering during Design Project to ensure manufacturing feasibility.
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the reporting Product Design Manager.

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Computer literate including Microsoft Office, CAD Design Tools and FEA Applications
• Mechanically inclined and able to use ingenuity and imagination to innovatively solve design and production problems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Prefer 10 years of automotive experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal office environment
• Normal shop environment, which includes travel to plant sites; use of personal protection equipment; hazards and conditions typically associated with a manufacturing environment.